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Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Shouyang County, which belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is located in the east of Shanxi Province, pillow Hengyue, Luo Taihang, living in the middle and upper reaches of Xiaohe River, the whole terrain is higher in the northwest and north, and gradually tilts to the southeast, showing a ladder-like distribution; the county has a total area of 2115 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 7 towns and 7 townships, with a total population of 214745 in 2018. Shouyang is located between Taiyuan, Yangquan and Yuci, close to Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Beijing and other large and medium-sized cities. Shouyang Railway, 307 National Highway and Provincial Highway Yuyu Highway run through the county, and Taijiu Expressway runs 47 kilometers across the county. Shouyang has been brought into the national highway network; Shouyang has a long history and is rich in cultural tourism resources. Ma Shouyi was founded in the Spring and Autumn period, and the county was founded during the Taikang years of the Western Jin Dynasty, which has a history of more than 2000 years.
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